oh, for f’s sake… Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., cautioned Thursday that “people die, accidents happen” when the government shuts down …
sounds like actual progress toward something worthwhile What is remarkable about this response is that it may foretell a new fearlessness in white America—a new willingness in whites (and blacks outside the victim-focused identity) to say to blacks what they really think and feel, to judge blacks fairly by standards that are universal. We blacks [...]
a crazy, tantrummy, destructive thing Let’s start here: [from NYT via BB] A nonprofit group founded by the Democratic activist David Brock, which people familiar with the arrangements say secretly spent $200,000 on an unsuccessful effort to bring forward accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Trump before Election Day, is considering creating a fund to [...]
“Power” of Teh Victim Class™ Lots of money is at stake here: $20,000,000 annually* for Matt The Weasel Lauer Today Show generates over $500 million per year. This must be a Big Deal. “Dear colleagues, on Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt [...]
wait… just the DACAs Fairydust Dream Angels doesn’t seem so much, now… In this video we see an elderly woman whitesplaining to an angry mob. NSFS [Not Safe For Snowflakes] Short Version: “Just stop it, now” [bwaaaaahhahhhaaa that worked] “Our Dreams Have No Borders” [whaaa? when all 7 billion people pour in across out "no [...]
dizzying CalBezerekeley [Fiat Lux] is the “Home of Teh Free Speech Movement” — the point of which was to change the University’s rule disallowing on-campus advocacy of political causes or candidates and outside political speakers. Now? BOYCOTT THE ALT-RIGHT @UCBerkeley [full original] Yep. One hundred fifty [150] [non-STEM] professors and a handful of grad students [...]
Political Violence™ update Masked anarchists violently rout right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley [SFChronicle] But wait! Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley [WaPo] Black-clad anarchists storm large Berkeley anti-hate rally [CBSnooz] Well, how about that? Is that a Ch-Cha-Achange™? or…? untrusting — that’s me. And although the anti-hate and left-wing protesters largely drowned out [...]
it’s not US: it’s you This is the teaser-quote to make people buy her book? Talk about walking down Main Street with the back of your dress tucked in your pantyhose… “This is not OK, I thought,” Clinton says. “It was the second presidential debate and Donald Trump was looming behind me. “We were on [...]
dissent among the rank? The Patriot Prayer group rallied on Sunday [8/15] in Seattle’s Westlake Center, prompting counter-protesters to gather to protest the “nazis.” Patriot Prayer is a right-wing group with no connection to white nationalism, although small numbers white nationalists are often attracted to their rallies. …The counter-protesters, made up largely of unmasked Seattleites, [...]
how’s your Hope comin’ along… Is this what we’re down to? The government removes History in the dead of night because it fears The People. Crews removed [four*] Baltimore’s Confederate statues early Wednesday … “There’s enough grandstanding, speeches being made. Get it done,” [Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh (D)] recalled thinking as they were removed. [...]
